# bren vs bru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bren
*verb · IPA /bɹɛn/ · frequency rank #45,823*
To burn (to set ablaze).

### bru
*noun · frequency rank #39,718*
bro; bra; term of address for a man

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bru